The Edinburgh Rock reel

By Dave Lim

There are 12 recordings of this tune.

This tune has been recorded together with

The Edinburgh Rock appears in 1 other tune collection.

The Edinburgh Rock has been added to 52 tune sets.

The Edinburgh Rock has been added to 262 tunebooks.

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Seven settings

1
X: 1
T: The Edinburgh Rock
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Emaj
|:AF F2 EFBF|AF F2 cecB|AF F2 EFAF|cB B2 BAAF|
AF F2 EFBF|AF F2 cecB|AFAB cBAB|ceae f3 e:|
|:affe cBAF|ef f2 afbf|affe cBAF|EF F2 AFce|
affe cecB|AFAB cBAB|ce e2 cBAB|ceae f3 e:|
2
X: 2
T: The Edinburgh Rock
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amaj
|:AF F2 EFBF|AF F2 cecB|AF F2 EFAF|cB B2 BAAF|
AF F2 EFBF|AF F2 cecB|AFAB cBAB|ceae f3 e:|
|:affe cBAF|ef f2 afbf|affe cBAF|EF F2 AFce|
affe cecB|AFAB cBAB|ce e2 cBAB|ceae f3 e:|
3
X: 3
T: The Edinburgh Rock
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Emaj
|:AF F2 EFBF|AF F2 cecB|AF F2 EFAF|cB B2 BAAF|
AF F2 EFBF|AF F2 cecB|AFAB cBAB|ceae f3 e:|
|:affe cBAF|ef f2 afbf|affe cBAF|EF F2 AFce|
affe cecB|AFAB =cBAB|=cBAB =cBAB|=c2 ^ce f3e:|
4
X: 4
T: The Edinburgh Rock
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amaj
|:AF F2 EFBF|AF F2 cecB|AF F2 EFAF|cB B2 BAAF|
AF F2 EFBF|AF F2 cecB|AFAB cBAB|ceae f3 e:|
|:affe cBAF|ef f2 afbf|affe cBAF|EF F2 AFce|
affe c3B|AFAB cBAB|ce e2 cBAB|ceae f3 e:|
# Added by JACKB .
5
X: 5
T: The Edinburgh Rock
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Emin
|:GE E2 DEAE|GE E2 BdBA|GE E2 DEGE|BA A2 AGGE|
GE E2 DEAE|GE E2 BdBA|GEGA BAGA|Bdgd e3 d:|
|:geed BAGE|de e2 geae|geed BAGE|DE E2 GEBd|
geed B3A|GEGA BAGA|Bd d2 BAGA|Bdgd e3 d:|
# Added by JACKB .
6
X: 6
T: The Edinburgh Rock
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Emin
K: Emin
|:GEEE DEAE|GEEE A/B/d BA|GEEE DEGA|BAAG AGGE|
GEEE DEAE|GEEE A/B/d BA|GAAG ABdB|DEGA BAAG:|
|:geed BAGE|deee geae|geed BAGE|DEEE GE A/B/d|
geed BBBA|GEGA _BAGA|Bd d/d/d BAGA|Bdgd eee z:|
7
X: 7
T: The Edinburgh Rock
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amaj
K:F#min
|:AFFF EFBF|AFFF B/c/e cB|AFFF EFAB|cBBA BAAF|
AFFF EFBF|AFFF B/c/e cB|ABBA Bcec|EFAB cBBA:|
|:affe cBAF|efff afbf|affe cBAF|EFFF AF B/c/e|
affe cccB|AFAB cBAB|ce e/e/e cBAB|ceae fff z:|

Fourteen comments

Actually, it should show Amajor (or F#minor)…wrong relative. Jeremy?

Am I right in saying that Mike McGoldrick recorded this. I seem to be able to hear his version playing in my ear - so to speak. There is no link to any of his recordings so I guess that might mean an alternative title.
Or could it have been Flook?

Should have checked first - its on Wired (2nd tune track 11). The only difference in the title is the “THE”. Didn’t think that would be a problem, it usually gets ignored.

Hah! Fixed the linkage by adding THE.
I know, simple things amuse me.

David Lim is not Scottish. He is originally from Weston Supermare and has lived in Manchester for the past 10 years or so. He is also a superb Luthier. I have a mandolin and bouzouki made by him, beautiful instruments. David plays uilleann pipes and is one of the organisers of the NW Pipers group.

Lim

Fiddlebabe, I already dealt with this Lim issue on another thread in the recording session which is why I ended up here. I quote myself:
"David Lim is ‘Mancunian’ as far as I know. See this site which even has a photo of the man:
http://www.ceolupnorth.co.uk/musicians.html
And it appears he is still a piper (uilleann)."
Thank you for your additional information.

Apologies

“recording session” should read SECTION

Does anyone know the what/who/why the tune was wrote for?

Got the blues

alternative ending:
“F#m”affe “A”cecB | “F#m”AFAB “F#m”=cBAB | “A”=cBAB “F#m”=cBAB | “A”=c2 ^c e “F#m”f3 e :|

Played during the tribute to Dave Williams, Herschel Arms, 2005

Unknown piper (all the less by me !) and Mick McGoldrick, from 0:59:06 https://youtu.be/4vSI4StT9Lk?t=3546

This is followed by Bunny’s Hat and Trip to Pakistan

Oops !

In my preceding comment I wanted to say that I had recognized John McSherry and Francis McIllduff but not their fellow woman piper ! Anyone an idea ?

Re: The Edinburgh Rock

Becky Taylor ? Just a guess. She was 16, I think, when I booked her at Aberdeen Folk Club in the 1980s.

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